M.S. Dhoni and team were delighted after winning the Test Series in New Zealand after more then 40 years. The atmosphere in the dressing room was electric.
After the victory Dhoni Said
“It’s a fantastic atmosphere , can’t get better,”
“We have set the benchmark,” Dhoni said. “Next time when we come to New Zealand, people expect you to win. You have achieved something that’s big, but the tough part is to maintain it, to sustain it. It never gets easy for a cricketer. If you have not achieved something, there’s pressure on you to achieve it. Once you have achieved it, there is pressure to sustain it. Nothing comes easy, it will be tougher for the guys who come on the next tour.”
There were a few individuals, who did better than the rest: Virender Sehwag in the one-dayers, and Gautam Gambhir, Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan during the Tests. But every face that left the dressing room, about 40 minutes after the post-match presentation and the mandatory press-conferences got over, had satisfaction written across it. Each team member had worked hard over the last 50 days to achieve the historic win.
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key on Thursday hosted an official dinner for the visiting Indian cricket team which was also attended by Daniel Vettori-led national side at the Parliament here.
Welcoming Mahendra Singh Dhoni`s men and the Kiwis, John Key quipped that the tight finishes in the matches between the two teams had made for some sleepless nights in his household.
`I have a 13-year-old son (Max), who is the cricket follower in our household. These tight late games are playing havoc with the schedule in our house because every time I return fromĀ function late in the night, my son is watching cricket. So these tight finishes have made for some sleepless nights in our household,` said Key.
I told him that I was going to meet the cricketers from the Indian and New Zealand teams and he gave me a list of names from both sides whose autographs he wanted. So Dhoni and Daniel, if I come up and ask for some autographs, it is not for me, it is for my son Max,` Key added.
Talking about the attacks on the Sri Lankan cricketers in Lahore on Wednesday, Key said, `I would like to say quite simply it was a despicable act and the government, like everyone, was shocked and condemns what took place.`
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